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Aliens and UFOs topics of out-of-this-world Sacramento expo

Proudly displaying her “Fade to Black” hat, Marie Rhodes, 79, of Live Oak, Calif., bottom left, an avid Jimmy Church radio fan who says she has had four UFO experiences, attends the Awareness Life Expo at the Crown Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Renée C. Byer [email protected]

Crop circle documentarian Patty Greer explains how she knows if a crop circle is real or man-made. Greer, a speaker and vendor at the three-day Awareness Life Expo at the Crowne Plaza hotel, has made eight movies over nearly 10 years about the crop circle phenomenon in England. Ellen GarrisonThe Sacramento Bee

Hers was a common mission at the three-day Awareness Life Expo at the Crowne Plaza hotel, where experts on UFOs and alien abduction gave lectures and alternative healers cleansed chakras and practiced vibration therapy. About 150 people showed up for the event.

Richard Dolan lectures at the Awareness Life Expo at the Crown Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Afterward, he signed his book “UFOS for the 21st Century Mind.” Renée C. Byer [email protected]

Mr. Church said the popularity of shows such as “Ancient Aliens” on the History Channel demonstrates that curiosity about UFOs and aliens is moving into the mainstream. The first Alien Con, hosted by History, A+E Networks and Cosmic-Con, will be held in Santa Clara in October.

The growing interest in those topics also is supported by a 2012 National Geographic Channel study that found 80 million Americans believe UFOs exist and one in 10 think they’ve seen one.

The growing interest in those topics also is supported by a 2012 National Geographic Channel study that found 80 million Americans believe UFOs exist and one in 10 think they’ve seen one.

“This thing that used to be crazy conspiracy people with tinfoil hats and newspapers on their windows – now it’s the normal,” Church said. “Look at Hollywood. If you want to have a successful movie, make it an alien invasion.”